Curbishley left hot under collar after FA Cup draw

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CHELSEA’S hope of a quadruple was buried in snow on Tyneside last season, so they will savour a chance to avenge that defeat by Newcastle United. The pairing of the teams in the FA Cup quarter-finals was the tastiest tie of a draw that left Alan Curbishley curdling. The Charlton Athletic manager has criticised the fixture list and bias of the television companies, which could mean that his team have to play twice in three days.

To ensure that the England players have four weeks to prepare for the World Cup finals, it was agreed last year that the sixth-round